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Category : Jaina philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Jinmanjari
Author: Early Asceticism in India
Author: Piotr BalcerowiczPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317538528
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Ājīvikism was once ranked one of the most important religions in India between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE, after Buddhism, ‘Brahmanism’ and before Jainism, but is now a forgotten Indian religion. However, Jainism has remained an integral part of the religious landscape of South Asia, despite the common beginnings shared with Ājīvikism. By rediscovering, reconstructing, and examining the Ājīvikism doctrine, its art, origins and development, this book provides new insight into Ājīvikism, and discusses how this information enables us to better understand its impact on Jainism and its role in the development of Indian religion and philosophy. This book explains how, why and when Jainism developed its strikingly unique logic and epistemology and what historical and doctrinal factors prompted the ideas which later led to the formulation of the doctrine of multiplexity of reality (anekānta-vāda). It also provides answers to difficult passages of Buddhist Sāmañña-phala-sutta that baffled both Buddhist commentators and modern researchers. Offering clearer perspectives on the origins of Jainism the book will be an invaluable contribution to Jaina Studies, Asian Religion and Religious History.
The Enlightened Vision of the Self
Author: AkalaṅkaPublisher:
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Discusses the nature of the self from the points of view of different systems of philosophy, including Jainism, the intrinsic nature svarupa] and characteristics of consciousness or soul.
Acaranga Sutra
Author: Hermann JacobiPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514888599
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Languages : en
Pages : 52
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"Acaranga Sutra" from Hermann Jacobi. German Indologist (1850-1937).
Handbook of Indian Psychology
Author: K. Ramakrishna RaoPublisher: Foundation Books
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
Indian psychology is a distinct psychological tradition rooted in the native Indian ethos. It manifests in the multitude of practices prevailing in the Indian subcontinent for centuries. Unlike the mainstream psychology, Indian psychology is not overwhelmingly materialist-reductionist in character. It goes beyond the conventional third-person forms of observation to include the study of first-person phenomena such as subjective experience in its various manifestations and associated cognitive phenomena. It does not exclude the investigation of extraordinary states of consciousness and exceptional human abilities. The quintessence of Indian nature is its synthetic stance that results in a magical bridging of dichotomies such as natural and supernatural, secular and sacred, and transactional and transcendental. The result is a psychology that is practical, positive, holistic and inclusive. The Handbook of Indian Psychology is an attempt to explore the concepts, methods and models of psychology systematically from the above perspective. The Handbook is the result of the collective efforts of more than thirty leading international scholars with interdisciplinary backgrounds. In thirty-one chapters, the authors depict the nuances of classical Indian thought, discuss their relevance to contemporary concerns, and draw out the implications and applications for teaching, research and practice of psychology.
The Philosophy of Body
Author: Michael A. ProudfootPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405108959
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This timely collection brings together new discussions of the body from seven leading contributors with a wide variety of philosophical outlooks. The papers deal with the role of the body in the concept of the self, in perceptions, intention and action, in Artificial Intelligence, in thinking about sex and gender, and in psychoanalytical thinking. A collection of specially written articles discussing the wide variety of treatments of the body. Timely publication bringing together new discussions of the body from seven leading contributors. Investigates the treatment of the body in the pioneering works of the phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the American Philosopher Samual Todes.
Conquest of the Four Quarters
Author: Jonathan BaderPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This study examines the hagiographies composed prior to and including the Sankara digvijaya ,eight works in all.Selections from seven previously untranslated texts are presented here for the first time.The book considers how Sankara has been received in India,focusing specifically on the conceptual models upon which his life story is constructed.Firstly,there are the mythic foundations.Secondly,the sense of place is established through the narratives of ? Sankara s all-India tour.
Yagara Dictionary and Salvage Grammar
Author: Karen SullivanPublisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760466182
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Most English speakers in Australia know a few words of Yagara, the Pama-Nyungan language traditionally spoken in the area that now includes Brisbane and Ipswich. For example, Australian English yakka ‘work’ comes from the Yagara verb yaga ‘to work’. However, no fluent native speakers of Yagara remain. The current volume compares the written records of Yagara to facilitate revitalisation of the spoken language. Part 1: Grammar introduces the Yagara sources, which are then compared to extract a picture of Yagara’s structure – its sounds, its words, and its grammar. Attention is also given to the system of kinship terms, moieties, and totems. Part 2: Dictionary contains the most complete Yagara-English dictionary to date, with over 2,200 entries, the original source spellings for each word, standardised spellings, and anthropological notes. Entries include traditional place names, fun insults, and everyday expressions such as the greeting wi balga ‘Hey, come’. The dictionary is followed by an English word finder list. Part 3: Texts consist of full versions of all known texts in Yagara, including sentences, songs, and three Bible stories. Standardised versions are accompanied by English translations and the original unedited renditions. Format: Hardback
Fundamentals of Jainism
Author: Jagdish P. JainPublisher:
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Category : Jainism
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
A new study on the basic principles of Jainism, evaluation of relevance in the contemporary world, by a leading scholar and activist.--Publisher description.
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